/*
 * Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Caucho Technology -- all rights reserved
 *
 * This file is part of Resin(R) Open Source
 *
 * Each copy or derived work must preserve the copyright notice and this
 * notice unmodified.
 *
 * Resin Open Source is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * Resin Open Source is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, or any warranty
 * of NON-INFRINGEMENT.  See the GNU General Public License for more
 * details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with Resin Open Source; if not, write to the
 *
 *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 *   59 Temple Place, Suite 330
 *   Boston, MA 02111-1307  USA
 *
 * @author Scott Ferguson
 */

package com.caucho.config.annotation;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.*;

/**
 * The @StartupType annotation marks an annotation as triggering a
 * startup event for the bean.
 *
 * When Resin's WebBeans starts, it will fire Bean events with
 * the @BindingType for the startup annotation, e.g.
 *
 * <code><pre>
 *  fireEvent(bean, [@ServiceBinding]);
 * </pre></code>
 *
 * The event handling is handled by a normal observer which will register
 * or start the bean as appropriate.
 */

@Documented
@Target({ANNOTATION_TYPE})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface StartupType {
}
